Socially generated and shared graphical representations

• US 9,928,623 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2014
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Abuelsaad, Kelly, Jang, Soobaek, Krook, Daniel C., Trim, Craig M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zuberi, Mohammed H
• Application Number:
  US14/484,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20160078652A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 707723, 707749
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

According to embodiments of the present invention, one or more computer processors display unstructured data. One or more computer processors display a first chart that graphically represents at least a portion of the unstructured data. In response to the first chart failing to satisfy a user-defined criteria, one or more computer processors modifies the first chart to generate a second chart that graphically represents at least a portion of the unstructured data in a user-defined manner. In certain embodiments, the unstructured data includes information that does not have a pre-defined data model and/or is not organized in a pre-defined manner.

Claims

1. A method for creating and sharing crowd sourced graphical data visualization(s) for illustrating unstructured data sets to a user, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, one or more data subsets corresponding to at least a portion of machine readable, unstructured data in a first unstructured data set comprising a audio, video, and a webpage corresponding to a data viewing of a user wherein data viewing comprising of reading a webpage, watching a video and listening to an audio;

generating, by the one or more processors, a first data visualization corresponding to a first data subset of the one or more data subsets based on identifying at least one of numerical and quantitative wording comprising the first unstructured data set using object character recognition and user interactions, wherein the first data visualization is a graphical representation, created by the user, of the first data subset and comprises a chart, a graph, a diagram, a flow chart, a three dimensional representation, a color coded representation and a table for illustrating the first data subset to increase user comprehension of unstructured data associated with the first data subset corresponding to the data viewing of the user;

retrieving, by the one or more processors, a first one or more user rankings corresponding to one or more crowd sourced data visualizations, wherein the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations are graphical representations associated with the one or more data subsets and comprise at least one of charts, graphs, diagrams, flow charts, three dimensional representations, color coded representations and tables for illustrating the one or more data subsets to increase user comprehension of unstructured data associated with the one or more data subsets corresponding to the data viewing of the user;

generating, by the one or more processors, average user rankings corresponding to the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations based on the retrieved first one or more user rankings;

receiving, by the one or more processors, a second one or more user rankings generated by the user that evaluate the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations associated with the one or more data subsets;

displaying, by the one or more processors, at least one of the average user rankings and the first one or more rankings corresponding to the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations; and

displaying, by the one or more processors, at least one of the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations responsive to a user selection to view the at least one crowd sourced data visualizations.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first one or more user rankings and the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations are stored in a cloud-implemented data repository.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating, by the one or more processors, a user interface allowing the user to choose to have displayed a subset of the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations, wherein the subset is chosen in a way that is based, at least in part, on the first one or more user rankings.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

storing the first data visualization and the second one or more user rankings in the cloud-implemented data repository for sharing with other users.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the cloud-implemented data repository is publicly accessible and the first and second one or more user rankings are generated by members of the general public.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

accessing the cloud-implemented data repository for retrieving the first one or more user rankings and the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations for displaying to the user.

2. A computer program product for creating and sharing crowd sourced graphical data visualizations for illustrating unstructured data sets to a user, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable tangible storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable tangible storage media, the program instructions executable by one or more processors to;

receive one or more data subsets corresponding to at least a portion of machine readable, unstructured data in a first unstructured data set comprising a audio, video, and a webpage corresponding to a data viewing of a user wherein data viewing comprising reading a webpage, watching a video and listening to an audio;

generate a first data visualization corresponding to a first data subset of the one or more data subsets based on identifying at least one of numerical and quantitative wording comprising the first unstructured data set using object character recognition and user interactions, wherein the first data visualization is a graphical representation, created by the user, of the first data subset and comprises at least one of a chart, a graph, a diagram, a flow chart, a three dimensional representation, a color coded representation and a table for illustrating the first data subset to increase user comprehension of unstructured data associated with the first data subset corresponding to the data viewing of the user;

retrieve first one or more user rankings corresponding to one or more crowd sourced data visualizations, wherein the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations are graphical representations associated with the one or more data subsets and comprise at least one of charts, graphs, diagrams, flow charts, three dimensional representations, color coded representations and tables for illustrating the one or more data subsets to increase user comprehension of unstructured data associated with the one or more data subsets corresponding to the data viewing of the user;

generate average user rankings corresponding to the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations based on the retrieved first one or more user rankings;

receive a second one or more user rankings generated by the user that evaluate the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations associated with the one or more data subsets;

display at least one of the average user rankings and the first one or more rankings corresponding to the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations; and

display at least one of the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations responsive to a user selection to view the at least one crowd sourced data visualizations.

9. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the first one or more user rankings and the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations are stored in a cloud-implemented data repository.

10. The computer program product of claim 2, further comprising:

program instructions to generate a user interface allowing the user to choose to have displayed a subset of the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations, wherein the subset is chosen in a way that is based, at least in part, on the first one or more user rankings.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

program instructions to store the first data visualization and the second one or more user rankings in the cloud-implemented data repository for sharing with other users.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the cloud-implemented data repository is publicly accessible and the first and second one or more user rankings are generated by members of the general public.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions to access the cloud-implemented data repository for retrieving the first one or more user rankings and the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations for displaying to the user.

3. A computer system for creating and sharing crowd sourced graphical data visualizations for illustrating unstructured data sets to a user, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable tangible storage media;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable tangible storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising program instructions to;

receive one or more data subsets corresponding to at least a portion of machine readable, unstructured data in a first unstructured data set comprising a text document, audio, video, and a webpage corresponding to a data viewing of a user wherein data viewing comprising reading a webpage, watching a video and listening to an audio;

generate a first data visualization corresponding to a first data subset of the one or more data subsets based on identifying at least one of numerical and quantitative wording comprising the first unstructured data set using object character recognition and user interactions, wherein the first data visualization is a graphical representation, created by the user, of the first data subset and comprises at least one of a chart, a graph, a diagram, a flow chart, a three dimensional representation, a color coded representation and a table for illustrating the first data subset to increase user comprehension of unstructured data associated with the first data subset corresponding to the data viewing of the user;

retrieve first one or more user rankings corresponding to one or more crowd sourced data visualizations, wherein the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations are graphical representations associated with the one or more data subsets and comprise at least one of charts, graphs, diagrams, flow charts, three dimensional representations, color coded representations and tables for illustrating the one or more data subsets to increase user comprehension of unstructured data associated with the one or more data subsets corresponding to the data viewing of the user;

generate average user rankings corresponding to the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations based on the retrieved first one or more user rankings;

receive a second one or more user rankings generated by the user that evaluate the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations associated with the one or more data subsets;

display at least one of the average user rankings and the first one or more rankings corresponding to the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations; and

display at least one of the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations responsive to a user selection to view the at least one crowd sourced data visualizations.

14. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the first one or more user rankings and the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations are stored in a cloud-implemented data repository.

15. The computer system of claim 3, further comprising:

program instructions to generate a user interface allowing the user to choose to have displayed a subset of the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations, wherein the subset is chosen in a way that is based, at least in part, on the first one or more user rankings.

16. The computer system of claim 14, further comprising:

program instructions to store the first data visualization and the second one or more user rankings in the cloud-implemented data repository for sharing with other users.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the cloud-implemented data repository is publicly accessible and the first and second one or more user rankings are generated by members of the general public.

18. The computer system of claim 16, further comprising:

program instructions to access the cloud-implemented data repository for retrieving the first one or more user rankings and the one or more crowd sourced data visualizations for displaying to the user.